United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress is reversed where he has adequately pled the elements of his claims under Virginia law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2005
• Decided 07/28/2005
• Published 07/28/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and NIEMEYER and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Christopher J. Wright, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  David A. Schulz, Levine, Sullivan, Koch & Schulz, L.L.P., New York, New York, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas G. Connolly, Mark A. Grannis, Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Jay Ward Brown, Levine, Sullivan, Koch & Schulz, L.L.P., New York, New York;  David E. McCraw, The New York Times Company, New York, New York, for Appellee.